Some mischievous elements put posters in South Avenue recently projecting Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as the next prime minister. The posters — of Mukherjee and Sonia Gandhi — also slammed Defence Minister A K Antony, dubbing him as a Vatican agent. These posters were put up strategically at the compound walls of MPs’ flats. Mukherjee immediately asked his office to lodge an FIR and called up the home ministry to ensure that the culprits were nabbed. Mukherjee clearly wants to avoid any controversy over his “candidature” as the next prime minister.